Teaching 'i have got....'

[ahmadhussain]

I have a group of adult beginner students. I want to teach them ‘I’ve got’ / ‘Have you got?’ (as in ‘I’ve got a cold / flu’ etc). I know they have never met this structure before. How should I teach that structure to them?

 

[tedtmc]

I have a group of adult beginner students. I want to teach them ‘I’ve got’ / ‘Have you got?’ (as in ‘I’ve got a cold / flu’ etc). I know they have never met this structure before. How should I teach that structure to them?

I've got a flu -why not just 'I have a flu'.
I thought it is better to do away with 'got' especially in written English.
What do you think, teachers?

not a teacher

 

[Tdol]

I know they have never met this structure before.

Do they know I have/do you have/He doesn't have, etc?

I thought it is better to do away with 'got' especially in written English.

'Have got' is alive and well in British English, written and spoken.

I've got a flu -why not just 'I have a flu'.

I would say 'I have/have got flu/the flu', but not [strike]a flu[/strike].

 

[Barb_D]

How about finding a video of Gene Kelly singing "I've Got Rhythm"? That would be fun to go through and find all his "I've got..." expressions.